There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 392: Sulfur, Saltpeter, Charcoal... Was Stolen?
"Uncle Lin is here in person. If you have something to do, just send a boy over." Su Xian was in a good mood, laughing and chatting with Lin Youcai.

Although Lin Youcai is the nominal elder, his posture is very low, even too low.

Although he was smiling on his face, it was very forced upon closer inspection.

Su Xian immediately noticed that he was not normal today.

Su Xian wanted to invite him in for tea and talk in detail. After all, that was the way to treat guests, but in his home...

In the end, Su Xian decided to invite him to a nearby restaurant and talk in detail while eating and drinking.

At the same time, Su Xian was also guessing whether something unexpected happened to his only friend and classmate Lin Chuan?
"Nephew Su Xian, no, no, I'm here with a...bad news. You don't have to go through so much trouble." Although Lin Youcai was smiling, it was uglier than crying.

"Uncle Lin, tell me, is there something wrong with Brother Lin?"

Su Xian weighed his current status. Well, as a counselor of the Princess Mansion who is on the fifth rank, he should have enough ability to help Lin Chuan.

I remember that in the past, after Su Xian's parents died, he lived in a very poor life. If Lin Chuan hadn't often helped him out, Su Xian would have been buried long ago.

If something unexpected happens to Lin Chuan, Su Xian will not stand idly by.

"It's not Chuan'er... eh!" Lin Youcai kept sighing, his brows furrowed and his face looked very anxious and irritable.

"Uncle Lin, if you have something to say, just say it." Su Xian's heart trembled. If something didn't happen to Lin Chuan, then something went wrong with the entire Lin family?
"Nephew Su Xian, there is bad news..." Lin Youcai lowered his head, not daring to look into Su Xian's eyes. He had a bitter look on his face and couldn't finish the sentence in the middle of the sentence.

"Uncle Lin, what happened?"

"Nephew Su Xian, eh, I can't help you..."

"..."

Finally, under Su Xian's repeated questioning, Lin Youcai clapped his hands and said in a crying voice, "The sulfur, saltpeter, charcoal, etc. prepared during this time were all... stolen by thieves!"

Su Xian was startled when he heard this.

Were those things stolen?

Good steal!
Su Xian twitched the corner of his mouth and wanted to laugh. This meant that the errand he arranged for Yang Zhilan some time ago had been completed.

But the smile at the corner of his mouth quickly faded. In order to suppress the smile, he couldn't help but straighten his face, looking serious and unhappy.

Lin Youcai glanced at Su Xian's expression, saw that he was "unhappy", his heart skipped a beat, he thought it was over, this time was over, he offended nephew Su Xian...

When he thought of the strict order given to him by the owner of the family, which was to explain clearly the theft of raw materials and then seek Su Xian's forgiveness, Lin Youcai's heart felt cold and he felt like the sky was falling.

At present, it seems that Su Xiannephew is obviously unhappy and has a straight face.

The Patriarch of the Lin family has already issued harsh words that if Lin Youcai cannot ask for Su Xian's forgiveness, he will be deprived of all the power that the family has given him, recalled to the capital of God, and never allowed to step out of the house...

The equivalent of being under house arrest.

He has been operating in Yingzhou for decades and spent countless efforts to achieve his current status and dignity. If he is punished by the head of the family... he will really have nothing.

No!

Can't lose everything we have.

Lin Youcai suddenly became excited, his spirits trembled, and he was ready to start friendship with Su Xian, and tried every means to make Su Xian let go of the matter and forget the past.

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, he heard Su Xian say seriously:

"Oh, so this is the matter! What serious matter do I consider? Although those raw materials are rare, especially sulfur and saltpeter, they were suddenly stolen. What can Uncle Lin do?"

"..."

Lin Youcai was stunned. He swallowed back the words that came to his lips. He frowned and stared at Su Xian. It seemed that... Nephew Su Xian was not angry?

But Nephew Su Xian had a serious look and looked unhappy...

When Lin Youcai was struggling, he heard Su Xian say with a straight face:
"Besides, those raw materials were collected by Uncle Lin with painstaking efforts. They are all his painstaking efforts... Now that they have been stolen, my nephew feels sorry, but... Uncle, don't be too sad!"

"Nephew Su Xian, but your business..." Lin Youcai hesitated.

Su Xian finally couldn't help it, and said with a wry smile on the corner of his mouth: "It's okay, if the things are stolen, you can collect them slowly. Those small businesses are not important, uncle, don't worry about it."

"Nephew Su Xian, do you really not blame me?"

"No wonder! As for this matter, my nephew should actually express his apology. If it weren't for my nephew's request, my uncle wouldn't have lost so much...Hey, uncle, how much has been lost, my nephew is willing to pay for it. "

"No, no, no, no need to accompany him, haha, no need to accompany him..." Lin Youcai was immediately overjoyed and waved his hands repeatedly. If the head of the family knew that he asked Su Xian to pay compensation, he would definitely skin him alive.

"..."

The two chatted for a few more words. Seeing that it was getting late, Lin Youcai laughed and left. Before leaving, he invited Su Xian to have a drink at the Lin Mansion on another day.

Su Xian agreed casually.

After watching Lin Youcai leave, Su Xian turned around and came back. The smile on his lips was uncontrollable and reached to his ears.

He asked Lin Youcai to prepare sulfur, saltpeter, charcoal and other raw materials. It was nominally for business, but his real plan was to prevent extremely dangerous situations.

This is a casual move.

Su Xian almost forgot about this.

Until last time, after Nalan Yan was found wearing a "golden sheep head hairpin" in Youzhou City, Su Xian ordered Yang Zhilan to go south to work while investigating and monitoring the girl.

One of Yang Zhilan's tasks was planning the "stolen sulfur and other raw materials".

So far, it seems that progress is going well.

However, in Su Xian's view at the time, this plan was still a casual move, because his mission was to find the hidden [-] Liao troops, not to wipe them out.

Su Xian believed that Li Youqing should send other people to destroy the Liao army, and professional people were needed to do professional things.

Therefore, even if the divine thunder is configured with sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal, it may not be able to be used.

Perhaps Su Xian would take advantage of a certain general to lead his army north to Youzhou to encircle and suppress the Liao army, and give the divine thunder to that general...

But the reality is often unexpected.

The task of annihilating the [-] Liao troops finally fell on him.

have to.

Keep these divine mines for your own use.

However, everyone knows that the divine thunder is Nanchen's founding artifact. Except for Nanchen, the Liang Dynasty, the Nanchu Empire, and the Shu Kingdom have never mastered this technology.

If Su Xian wants to use the divine thunder, he must make a reasonable arrangement...

Thinking about these questions in his mind, Su Xian walked towards the door of his house, ready to go home.

At this time, when the lanterns were first lit, the entire city of Yingzhou was transformed into a sea of ​​lights, dotted with stars. If you stood on a high place, this scene would be a beautiful scene.

at the same time.

Su Xian's home, second floor, Chen Keyan's boudoir.

Chen Keyan continued to sit on the chair, shaking the iron chains on her feet, making a clattering sound that echoed a certain rhythm, and then hummed music, ate melon seeds, and read a novel without missing a beat.

But this time, she was often distracted, stopped shaking the chain and humming, stuck out her swan-like neck, and looked at the closed door.

"Princess, Su Bu has already left Widow Liu's house and is chatting with people on the street." Jian'er "broadcasted" Su Xian's updates in real time outside the door.

"Hmph! Who cares about her whereabouts?" Chen Keyan immediately retracted her neck, with an arrogant and arrogant face, and ordered majesticly:

"When he comes back, order him to come see me!"

"Yes!"

Outside the door, Jian'er and Bi'er were in high spirits. Are their princesses finally going to be tough?

Well, they have been waiting for this day for a long time.

After a while, on the first floor, the door creaked and someone pushed it open from the outside. Su Xian and Yan Dashan entered one after another, and then closed it with a bang.

The house is old and there is a loud noise when the door is opened.

Chen Keyan heard it in the boudoir on the second floor.

Immediately, she stopped shaking the iron chain, humming and cracking melon seeds, tiptoed to prevent the iron chain from making noise, and slowly touched the back of the door, putting her ear on the first floor to listen to the movement.

She heard Jian'er's voice and said arrogantly:
"Wuna Su Xian, please obey your orders. When my lady orders you to come back, come up and see her immediately!"

"..."

behind the door.

Chen Keyan twitched the corner of her mouth slightly, this sword...forget it, now that the words have been spoken, they are irreversible and there is no room for recovery.

At this time, Su Xian's voice came from outside the door again:
"Oh? Is your lady setting up such a big show? The key to the iron chain is here. If your lady doesn't want to be unlocked, you can repeat that sentence."

After Chen Keyan heard this, her heart tightened.

She waited at home for several days, waiting for Su Xian to come back and unlock the door for her.

But at this moment, she suddenly heard Jian'er's voice, saying: "Why don't you dare..."

I go!

This dead girl.

Chen Keyan didn't care about the princess' arrogance and face at the moment, opened the door as quickly as possible, rushed out dragging the iron chain, grabbed the sword, and covered her mouth at the same time.

"Well……"

Jian'er couldn't speak anymore, and stared at his princess with wide eyes. Wasn't the princess about to get hard, but why did he cover her mouth?
Beside, Bi'er also had a dumbfounded expression.

The next moment, the two maids were suddenly shocked and almost screamed, because their princess suddenly jumped and jumped directly from the second floor.

"Sir... I have had such a hard time waiting for you!"

Chen Keyan was still in the air, but she still didn't forget to say such a sentence.

Jian'er and Bi'er were shocked. Is this still the arrogant princess just now?Didn't she order Su Xian to meet her when she came back, but now, she jumped off the building and ran to others.

Flying fairy outside the sky? !
first floor.

Su Xian saw something flying in the sky. Although he realized that it was Chen Keyan who jumped down, he couldn't react in a short period of time. He looked up at the sky and almost went crazy.

Moreover, Chen Keyan didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but she hit him directly where he was standing.

(End of this chapter)